The Swamp

brian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:44 am Win or lose, going to 4 on 4 in OT on the Olympic ice sheet is dumb.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:30 am I think I would like to party with this Finnish women’s hockey team.

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:26 am This curl is on fiiiiiiiiire

Landsteiner currently works as a corrosion engineer for Lake Superior Consulting

Hamilton works as an R&D technician.He resides in McFarland, Wisconsin.

George works as a general manager for George's Liquor.

Shuster is employed as a "Team USA Sales Associate" for Dick's Sporting Goods.

The poison goes beyond his deathly monotone. To hear Miller describe it, the outcome of an event like the women’s downhill—contested last night to his crushing, terminal disdain—has been determined by the time the skiers get out of bed in the morning, and possibly was determined by the time the youngest of them was born. The medal-winning runs happen because of a combination of favorable external conditions and fixed personal attributes over which the skiers have no real control or recourse and into which genuine insight is impossible. The early contestants post good times because they went early and did just enough not to squander advantages that all but guaranteed their spots on the podium, not because they raced brilliantly. The later contestants are wasting everybody’s time, because no matter how well they race the developing course conditions have doomed their efforts. You are watching the rote, bloodless recitation of a script written and published at the dawn of time. It’s like having the games narrated by Anton Chigurh, only without the enlivening possibility that he will murder someone.

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:45 am

Landsteiner currently works as a corrosion engineer for Lake Superior Consulting

Hamilton works as an R&D technician.He resides in McFarland, Wisconsin.

George works as a general manager for George's Liquor.

Shuster is employed as a "Team USA Sales Associate" for Dick's Sporting Goods.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:01 am I was gonna bump the deadspin thread but this fits here too. An epic and accurate takedown of Bode Miller as an announcer:

https://deadspin.com/bode-miller-is-the ... ssion=true

The poison goes beyond his deathly monotone. To hear Miller describe it, the outcome of an event like the women’s downhill—contested last night to his crushing, terminal disdain—has been determined by the time the skiers get out of bed in the morning, and possibly was determined by the time the youngest of them was born. The medal-winning runs happen because of a combination of favorable external conditions and fixed personal attributes over which the skiers have no real control or recourse and into which genuine insight is impossible. The early contestants post good times because they went early and did just enough not to squander advantages that all but guaranteed their spots on the podium, not because they raced brilliantly. The later contestants are wasting everybody’s time, because no matter how well they race the developing course conditions have doomed their efforts. You are watching the rote, bloodless recitation of a script written and published at the dawn of time. It’s like having the games narrated by Anton Chigurh, only without the enlivening possibility that he will murder someone.

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:33 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:45 am

Landsteiner currently works as a corrosion engineer for Lake Superior Consulting

Hamilton works as an R&D technician.He resides in McFarland, Wisconsin.

George works as a general manager for George's Liquor.

Shuster is employed as a "Team USA Sales Associate" for Dick's Sporting Goods.

So you're saying these are people that Hillary never visited.

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:35 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:01 am I was gonna bump the deadspin thread but this fits here too. An epic and accurate takedown of Bode Miller as an announcer:

https://deadspin.com/bode-miller-is-the ... ssion=true

The poison goes beyond his deathly monotone. To hear Miller describe it, the outcome of an event like the women’s downhill—contested last night to his crushing, terminal disdain—has been determined by the time the skiers get out of bed in the morning, and possibly was determined by the time the youngest of them was born. The medal-winning runs happen because of a combination of favorable external conditions and fixed personal attributes over which the skiers have no real control or recourse and into which genuine insight is impossible. The early contestants post good times because they went early and did just enough not to squander advantages that all but guaranteed their spots on the podium, not because they raced brilliantly. The later contestants are wasting everybody’s time, because no matter how well they race the developing course conditions have doomed their efforts. You are watching the rote, bloodless recitation of a script written and published at the dawn of time. It’s like having the games narrated by Anton Chigurh, only without the enlivening possibility that he will murder someone.

I can't believe NBC didn't do more vetting on this one. He seems like he would be a good coach, or someone you put on for 2 minutes to explain technical stuff if you have to. But every Olympic analyst should be the Rowdy Gaines of his or her sport, and that's that.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:54 am It's amazing how Sweden always chokes in big matches in any sport.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:18 am If anyone is awake you need to turn on the gold medal hockey game right fucking now.

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:22 pm I don't have the most highly refined gaydar, but I get the idea that Johnny Weir might be gay.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/04/30/he-won-an-olympic-medal-for-the-u-s-in-pyeongchang-now-he-wants-to-compete-for-a-new-country/?utm_term=.8404a1fae18e wrote:U.S. Speedskater Switching Countries

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:53 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:22 pm I don't have the most highly refined gaydar, but I get the idea that Johnny Weir might be gay.

My daughter was very confused by him. I am really shocked that the openly gay skater is the first openly gay skater.